scholarly journals Six theoretical-methodological approaches to analyze written texts in a year-long Blended Learning cours

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-152
Author(s):  
Ana Borgobello ◽  
Andrea Espinosa ◽  
Mariana Sartori
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Coding Systems ◽  
Written Texts ◽  
Multivariable Analyses ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Long Course

Virtual environment interaction has been studied from different theoretical-methodological approaches. The purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of written texts in a blended learning course, and to analyze six theoretical systems that contrast them with data. The collected data come from all the texts written in Moodle by the teacher in a year-long course. The variables were set up from six approaches (coding systems): (a)- Communities of inquiry; (b)- Teaching assistance dimensions; (c)- Macro and micro-scripting; (d)- Twelve ways of teaching; (e)- Rethinking the class; and (f)- Observation record. Reliability and multivariable analyses were carried out. Results showed different consistency of approaches. The analyzed texts revealed how interaction took place and showed pedagogical issues underlying the didactic proposals. Associations among categories produced three typical groups of texts related with the different variables from theoreticalmethodological coding systems used: Cluster 1 gathered general instructions; Cluster 2 illustrated the virtual environment usage as repository; and Cluster 3 represented tutorial interactivity. Future studies should continue to explore these approaches, contrasting them with new data -and vice versa- to get a better understanding of socio-cognitive interaction among students and teachers in blended learning.

Me and My VE, Part 5: Applications in Human Factors Research and Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 2051-2055
Author(s):  
Randall Spain ◽  
Benjamin Goldberg ◽  
Jeffrey Hansberger ◽  
Tami Griffith ◽  
Jeremy Flynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Human Factors Research

Recent advances in technology have made virtual environments, virtual reality, augmented reality, and simulations more affordable and accessible to researchers, companies, and the general public, which has led to many novel use cases and applications. A key objective of human factors research and practice is determining how these technology-rich applications can be designed and applied to improve human performance across a variety of contexts. This session will demonstrate some of the distinct and diverse uses of virtual environments and mixed reality environments in an alternative format. The session will begin with each demonstrator providing a brief overview of their virtual environment (VE) and a description of how it has been used to address a particular problem or research need. Following the description portion of the session, each VE will be set-up at a demonstration station in the room, and session attendees will be encouraged to directly interact with the virtual environment and ask demonstrators questions about their research and inquire about the effectiveness of using VE for research, training, and evaluation purposes. The overall objective of this alternative session is to increase the awareness of how human factors professionals use VE technologies and increase the awareness of the capabilities and limitations of VE in supporting the work of HF professionals.

scholarly journals The Laboratory Definition of the Thermal Resistance of Growing Media for Green Roofs: New Experimental Setups

Buildings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetta Barozzi ◽  
Alice Bellazzi ◽  
Claudio Maffè ◽  
Italo Meroni
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Green Roofs ◽  
Growing Media ◽  
Experimental Campaign ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Definition Of

Green roofs are one of the most extensively investigated roofing technologies. Most of the bibliographical studies show results of researches focused on the analysis of different configurations of green roofs, but only few researches deal with the calculation of the growing media thermal resistance using laboratory tests. From 2009 to 2013, ITC-CNR, the Construction Technologies Institute of the National Research Council of Italy, carried out a first laboratory experimental campaign focused on the definition of thermal performances curves of growing media for green roofs as a function of both density and percentage of internal moisture. During this campaign, the experimental results underlined some existing gaps, such as the absence of specific standards concerning the sample laboratory preparation, the absence of shared references concerning the compaction level reached by samples in real working conditions and the evaluation of the internal moisture content of growing media exposed to atmospheric agents. For this reason, the ITC-CNR has set up a second experimental campaign focused on the solution of the gaps underlined by the first phase concerning the preparation of samples for the laboratory calculation of the thermal resistance of growing media for green roofs. This paper proposes and presents methodological approaches, methods and new test devices implemented to solve these gaps, and the results obtained.

Marketing Inclusion: A Social Justice Project for Diversity Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya A. Grier
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Diversity Education ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Social Justice Orientation ◽  
Broad Array ◽  
Long Course ◽  
The Impact

Challenges related to marketplace diversity present an opportunity to prepare students to successfully engage with diversity through innovative curricular approaches. The present research develops a semester-long course project designed to enhance students’ awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion issues from a social justice perspective. We discuss the context of diversity issues in business schools and identify key issues affecting marketing educators. Our review of the pedagogical literature on diversity highlights the importance of a social justice orientation. Social cognitive theory is used as a conceptual framework to guide the design of a problem-based experiential project. We detail project implementation and assess evidence regarding the impact of the project. Findings suggest an experiential, problem-based class project can support students understanding of diversity from a social justice perspective. We discuss the project benefits and challenges and highlight pedagogical issues for educators who want to integrate diversity content into a broad array of marketing courses.

Investigation on Player and Virtual Environment Interaction

2014 ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Aušra Vidugirienė ◽  
Aistė Pranckevičienė ◽  
Egidijus Vaškevičius ◽  
Minija Tamošiūnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Environment Interaction

scholarly journals Learning Analytics for Blended Learning: A Systematic Review of Theory, Methodology, and Ethical Considerations

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Nina Bergdahl ◽  
Jalal Nouri ◽  
Thashmee Karunaratne ◽  
Muhammad Afzaal ◽  
Mohammed Saqr
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Ethical And Legal Considerations ◽  
General Data ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Conference Papers

<p>Learning Analytics (LA) approaches in Blended Learning (BL) research is becoming an established field. In the light of previous critiqued toward LA for not being grounded in theory, the General Data Protection and a renewed focus on individuals’ integrity, this review aims to explore the use of theories, the methodological and analytic approaches in educational settings, along with surveying ethical and legal considerations. The review also maps and explores the outcomes and discusses the pitfalls and potentials currently seen in the field. Journal articles and conference papers were identified through systematic search across relevant databases. 70 papers met the inclusion criteria:  they applied LA within a BL setting, were peer-reviewed, full-papers, and if they were in English. The results reveal that the use of theoretical and methodological approaches was disperse, we identified approaches of BL not included in categories of BL in existing BL literature and suggest these may be referred to as hybrid blended learning, that ethical considerations and legal requirements have often been overlooked. We highlight critical issues that contribute to raise awareness and inform alignment for future research to ameliorate diffuse applications within the field of LA.</p>

Hands-on instruction: the iPad self-guided library tour

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Foley ◽  
Katherine Bertel
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
State University ◽  
Class Session ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Simple Activity ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Long Course

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how librarians at the State University of New York College at Buffalo used iPads during one class session of a semester-long library instruction course to increase student engagement, energize the traditional library tour, build collaboration and give students experience using tablet technology in an educational setting. Design/methodology/approach – Librarians provided iPads to groups of students and sent them to photograph different areas of the library during one class session of a semester-long course. Students then uploaded the photographs to a common Web site for class discussion. Findings – Formal and informal student feedback was positive. Students connected with the instructors and with each other, enjoyed discovering library spaces and services and became more comfortable with tablet technology. The project also increased student enthusiasm for the class. Originality/value – This paper is the first to systematically describe a simple activity that can be used by instruction librarians to incorporate tablets into the curriculum. The method requires minimal time to set up and implement, involves a very short learning curve and is easily adaptable to various mobile devices.

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